Smart Tech Today #1: Voice Assistants in Your Ears
October 8
On Monday, Mikah Sargent and I recorded episode 1 of Smart Tech Today in person at the TWiT studio. In the show, we: Attempt to
New DuetCam app shoots video with both cameras at once
October 3
Today, as first noticed by 9to5Mac, developer Marcel Schmitz launched a brand new app called DuetCam for $2.99 that takes advantage of iOS 13’s ability
Guest spot on the iMore show #674: Shortcuts!
October 2
Catch the livestream of my appearance on the iMore show, talking all about Siri Shortcuts in iOS 13. I even demo building a shortcut live – but listening along is still good too 🙂
Announcing Smart Tech Today, my new podcast
September 30
I’ll be cohosting a new show with Mikah Sargent, which will be airing on TWiT. Get all the details – it’s going to be fun!
4 types of NFC tags to buy for your Siri Shortcuts automations
September 23
In this post, I make my personal recommendations for which NFC tags you should buy to use with Siri Shortcuts in iOS 13.1.
Covering the Siri Shortcuts update for iOS 13 live on YouTube
September 23
After bugs plagued my main video, I took to a livestream to share about the updates for Siri Shortcuts in iOS 13. Make some popcorn, tune in, and learn what’s new.
Announcing my Shortcuts Library, featuring 150 Siri Shortcuts to use with iOS 13
September 19
Looking for the updated collection? Check out my Shortcuts Catalog, the announcement post, and my new membership. Now that Apple has officially released iOS 13
The Siri Shortcuts Field Guide, iOS 13 Edition (from MacSparky)
September 18
David Sparks has completely redone his Siri Shortcuts Field Guide1 for iOS 13: The new Shortcuts Field guide was shot entirely new with the new
watchOS 6: the BirchTree review | Matt Birchler
September 18
Matt Birchler on the Apple Watch’s latest operating system update: watchOS continues to grow up, and each year it gets objectively better than the year
Audible update lets you use credits to buy books in iOS app
September 16
For the first time, existing Audible credits can be applied to books from within the iOS app – no bouncing out to the website required.
13 Features of iOS 13: Shortcuts (Six Colors)
September 16
Jason Snell, giving an overview of Shortcuts in iOS 13 for Six Colors: Shortcuts just got a lot more useful if you use Siri, too.
See You Later, Nerds
September 9
Alex and Matthew talk about the close of the beta season – and the close of the show.
Android Just Smells Like Home (feat. Julia Skott)
September 6
Matthew hosts special guest Julia Skott – quite literally in his home. Julia’s all about Android, but uses an iPad and Mac, so the two have a lot to talk about. Plus Julia is just amazing.
iPad keyboard shortcuts for the Shortcuts app
August 22
From my piece iPad keyboard shortcuts for the Shortcuts app on iMore: While the Shortcuts app is primarily a touch-based system—where are you drag and
Shortcuts in 3 minutes: How to make GIFs
August 18
Sharing a quick video I produced in fall of last year – plus, I want your feedback.
iPad Pros #58: Shortcuts 3 (with Matthew Cassinelli)
August 8
In another guest appearance on the iPad Pros podcast, Tim Chaten had me on to talk all about the next version of Shortcuts that is built into iOS 13. (Make sure to listen to episodes 41 & 42 for last year’s recap as well).
Interview with Greg Pierce, creator of x-callback-url and Drafts
July 26
While Alex was away, Matthew interviewed developer Greg Pierce, creator of Drafts and the x-callback-url spec that kicked off deeper interest in iOS automation.
No Name Photo Show: #57 – Taking Shortcuts with Photography
July 23
My friend Brian Matiash was kind enough to have me on his photography podcast—the No Name Photo Show—to talk Siri Shortcuts.
Your Phone, Your Choice
July 19
After a few weeks, Alex & Matthew are back to talk about the beta experiences so far. Matthew hung out in Apple Business Chat, Alex gets excited about Automation triggers, and everyone is assigned a book for summer reading.
File a radar
July 18
Guides you through the process of filing Feedback to Apple (previously called Radar). This explains the process in a pop-up, has you type up the problem through a series of prompts before even starting a new ticket, then guides you again on how to easily fill out the form, before finally opening into Feedback.